San souci, and also discusses the other volumes in the series. San souci is about chilly stories though i didnt think they were scary. They are all great collections of scary folklore for kids. Also issued were compilations called four scares in one, which. Eerie blackandwhite illustrations, ghastly details, and strong, shuddery endings make these the kind of stories young readers crave. San souci 2000, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. San souci, many short stories are written involving myths, tales and paranormal activity. San souci is the awardwinning author of many popular books for young readers, and resided in san francisco, california. Like it find this book add to reading list please note that the lexile measures for a small population of books have been recently updated.
Short and shivery 038523886x by san souci, robert d. Thirty creepy tales are about stories from all around the world. Features a wonderful mix of scary stories from around the world, both classic and contemporary. Thirty chilling tales from the worlds largest community of readers. Thirty spinechilling stories from around the world provide plenty of shivers in this spooky collection. Mark hammer a collection of thirty short and spooky tales from the folklore of russia, virginia, ireland, canada, and other areas of the world. San souci 19462014 authored more than sixtyfive picture books and story collections for young readers, including the reluctant dragon, illustrated by john segal, a retelling of kenneth grahams classic, as well as the talking eggs, illustrated by jerry pinkney, and the faithful friend, illustrated by brian pinkney, both caldecott and coretta scott king honor books. The stories in this book have been carefully selected from international ghostlore and skillfully retold with ghastly details and strong, shuddery endings. Each book contained 30 tales from america and around the world, including classics by various famous. One of the best stories in opinion is one about a man and a creature. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged.
Come inside and meet the robber bridegroom, the vampire cat. The titular character of the robber bridegroom is a variant he woos a woman, convinces her family to let him marry her, and then, once shes been brought to his. The popular anthology series spawned several sequels throughout an 11year span. San souci have you ever read a book that you were afraid to read because it was so frightening.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Recorded books is the largest independent producer of audiobooks in the world. Our rbdigital platform distributes the broadest array of digital content typesincluding audiobooks, video, magazines, ebooks, education, and entertainmentall in one powerful app. This is a book with 162 pages and many short stories in it. Dont read this at night unless youre a real risktaker. The black cat edgar allan poe classic horror audio book.
Most of the stories in the book keep you on your toes and every once in a while you might have to look over your shoulders. Thirty chilling tales this book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. All stories are age appropriate and entertaining for middlegrade students. These are horror novels, each 120125 pages long, for readers between the ages of 8 and 14. Curl up with old friends like washington irvings guests from gibbet island or charles dickens chips. I hope you enjoy this collection of the short and shivery tales.
Doubleday books for young readers, 1987 038523886x new condition. Thirty chilling tales, is a series of scary shortstory childrens books, published from 19871998 and written by author robert d. Enhancements were made to more precisely measure materials read in k2 classrooms. Vampires, disembodied heads, ghosts, and evil entities of varying descriptions terrify unsuspecting mortals, the nice as well as the nasty kind.
In my book there are forty five scary stories, but i think the scariest one was knock, knock, knock. The series was created during the popularity of the goosebumps series, and it has a similar style the shivers series was published between 1996 and 1998. From around the world comes this spooky collection of short stories and folktales. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer. Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books. Ghosts that arise from the mist of a waterfall, a mass for the dead, and a boys night ride with a dark phantom rider are among the familiar and notsofamiliar tales of ghosts, witchcraft, and death in this book. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Find short and shivery 038523886x by san souci, robert d search about. Vampires, disembodied heads, ghosts, and evil entities of varying descriptions terrify unsuspecting mortals, the. Short and shivery and even more short and shivery by robert d. San souci also known for writing various other scary childrens books, including dare to be scared. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required.
Mark hammer a collection of scary folktales from the united states, china, england, italy, russia, and other countries around the world. Chances are your friends are discussing their favorite and least favorite books on goodreads. Tell us what titles or genres youve enjoyed in the past, and well give you surprisingly insightful recommendations. Thirty hairraising tales, selected from international ghostlore, have been skillfully retold especially for young people. Or make the aquaintance of the skull that spoke and the monster of baylockbut beware of spectral visitors like the blooddrawing ghost. Shivers is a series of thirtysix childrens horror novels written by m. See the winners in the only major book awards decided by readers. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Something was approaching the house, and growing larger the nearer it came. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
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